Derby Hill Bird Observatory Mexico, New York, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 29, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 1 10937 10937 Osprey 0 11 11 Bald Eagle 0 165 165 Northern Harrier 0 141 141 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 339 339 Cooper's Hawk 0 217 217 American Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 713 713 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1070 1070 Rough-legged Hawk 0 47 47 Golden Eagle 0 50 50 American Kestrel 0 55 55 Merlin 0 12 12 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 5 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 1 13765 13765 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: David Brown Observers: Visitors: 1 Weather: Overcast with temps just above freezing. Moderate northeasterly winds. Count conducted from the South Lookout. Misty rain moving in by late morning ended the count early. Raptor Observations: The only migrant was a single Turkey Vulture. A few harriers hunting plus a perched kestrel. Derby Hill 2025 Daily Summary Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB8baxseGlb44fA7Uio0ifcrbLjT2-GE7 Non-raptor Observations: 3 Green-winged Teals, 4 Ring-necked Ducks, 4 Great Blue Herons, Tree Swallow, Fox Sparrow, Eastern Meadowlark. https://ebird.org/tripreport/345773 No new species for the season. Predictions: TOMORROW: Showers early becoming a steady rain later. High 56F. Winds ESE at 10-15mph. Good winds but rain may hold back the flight. MONDAY: Morning showers then cloudy. Morning high of 60F falling to 45F. Winds S shifting W at 15-25mph. Good winds in the morning but rain may hold back the flight. TUESDAY: Cloudy early then partly cloudy. High near 35F. Winds NNW at 10-20mph. Could be a decent Turkey Vulture flight but probably light migration otherwise. ======================================================================== Report submitted by David Brown ([email protected] ) Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at: http://onondagaaudubon.com/derby-hill-bird-observatory/ More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=358 -- New postings to the entire list: [email protected] Subscription configuration instructions: https://it.cornell.edu/lyris/basic-e-list-member-tasks Listowner contact: [email protected] Archives: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html
